MORE ON AD ASTRA
In my Monday post I passed along the story that Disney/Fox looked like they were going to push James Gray's space drama, Ad Astra, into the fall schedule from its previously announced release date of May 24th.
Well, it didn't take long for that uncertainty to dissipate as multiple sources reported on Tuesday that Ad Astra's new release date will be Sept. 24th. That likely means some premiere at Venice, Toronto and/or Telluride. New York is removed from consideration as it will run from Sept 28th to Oct. 14th.
Zack Sharf writing for Indiewire specifically suggests that the film's chances at playing one or more of the fests has increased saying: "The move most likely means that Disney will target a launch for the drama at the fall film festivals, be it Venice, Telluride or TIFF."
Ad Astra stars Brad Pitt as an astronaut who goes searching for his father (Tommy Lee Jones) who was also an astronaut but who has been missing for years.
PIERRE RISSIENT: ONE YEAR GONE
Telluride favorite Pierre Rissient died a year ago ( May 5, 2018) and earlier this week Scott Foundas, who is now an executive for Amazon Studios and who has had a significant past with TFF, wrote a tribute on the one year anniversary of Rissient's passing that appeared this week.
That tribute appeared at Cinema Scope (cinema-scope.com) and you can find that piece linked here.
Foundas is currently credited as the Executive in charge of Production for Amazon's Radioactive from director Marjane Satrapi (Perspolis) which could be a film in the conversation for a spot at TFF #46.
INDIEWIRE'S 15 ANTICIPATED CANNES' FILMS
This week the folks at Indiewire put together a list of 15 films that are about to premiere over the next couple of weeks at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival.
On their list are a number of films that I think have a chance of making the TFF #46 lineup including:
Family Romance, LLC (Herzog)
Frankie (Sachs)
A Hidden Life (Malick)
The Lighthouse (Eggers)
The Cannes Fest opens on Tuesday evening with Jim Jarmusch's The Dead Don't Die.
That's today's MTFB. More on Monday.
EMAIL: mpgort@gmail.com OR michael_speech@hotmail.com
TWITTER @Gort2 (and follow me there as well)
FACEBOOK Message me on FB MTFB's Facebook Page
COMMENT TO THE BLOG
No comments:
Post a Comment